Yes, I survived the pandemic. After two and a half years I was inspired to post again when a cast member shared this for opening night (TONIGHT!) of a show I am in. "Don't tell me how to do my job now, 'Cause I'm totally doin' my job now."

(Thank you to Joe Llorens for inspiring me to revive this blog)

I don't know that having this beautiful octopus-engraved guitar would improve my playing at all, but at least it would give people something entertaining to look at  to distract them from my playing...

Available now for pre-order is Soul of an Octopus - the sophomore release by O.R.k.  It all sounds like noise to me, but if it's your kind of noise you should check it out. I gather that if you are the kind of person who likes this sort of thing, then you might like it.

I hope you'll join me in supporting this German indie rock band to get their CD pressed, just for their name alone. They've already recorded, they just need €400!

Remember that time during the closing ceremony of the London Olympics, when the school bus turned into a giant octopus during the Fatboy Slim performance?

My taste in music is archaic, so I couldn't tell you if dance/electronica artist Z LaLa is any good, but she sure can rock an octopus dress at the AMA's.

Here's a lovely video for Jonathan Coultan's amazing "I Crush Everything", to hold you over until I figure out a look-and-feel for this site and start blogging the real stuff.